31.   He also threatened to back out of a deal with Assembly leaders to pass a supplementary budget with more school aid.

32.   In a separate briefing, trade minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said the government will unveil a second supplementary budget in the fall to spur growth.

33.   In a separate briefing, trade minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said the government will unveil a second supplementary budget in the fall to stimulate growth.

34.   In Japan, bureaucrats decide where the money comes from and goes in a supplementary budget, he said.

35.   Investors said elections will throw difficult political decisions, such as passage of a supplementary budget, onto the back burner while politicians campaign.

36.   It called on the government to hammer out an economic stimulus package, including a supplementary budget.

37.   Investors said an election could force the coalition government to pass a supplementary budget to stimulate the economy, even as early as next week.

38.   Investors said political uncertainty makes it harder for them to predict the fate of a scheduled raise of the consumption tax and chances for another supplementary budget.

39.   Japan draws up supplementary budgets each year.

40.   Now that the budget has passed, officials will be more free to push for a supplementary budget that presumably will include stimulants.